Chappell Roan x Jorginho: Flamengo star apologises over stepdaughter row

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·13 avril 2026

Chappell Roan x Jorginho: Flamengo star apologises over stepdaughter row

Security guard mistreated Jorginho’s wife and daughter at the hotel where Chappell Roan was staying

The controversy involving Chappell Roan and Jorginho’s family appears to have come to an end. That is because, this Monday (13), the Flamengo player acknowledged the singer’s innocence. After all, the security guard who mistreated the athlete’s wife and daughter was not working for the artist.

“I made my first statement in the heat of the moment, after learning that my daughter and my wife had been approached in an intimidating way by a security guard (…)”, said Jorginho in a caption posted on Instagram, and added:

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“Although we still don’t know what motivated the security guard to approach them, and we do not believe that an 11-year-old child having breakfast could be seen as any kind of security threat, it became clear that he was not acting on Chappell’s behalf. I consider this matter closed on my end,” he stated.

What is the context of the controversy?

Catherine Harding and her daughter Ada had breakfast at the same hotel where Chappell was staying in São Paulo. After recognizing the artist, the 11-year-old girl tried to get closer to the Lollapalooza performer.

However, a security guard stopped Jorginho’s family. As a result, the Flamengo midfielder said the bodyguard accused them of harassment and claimed that both of them posed a danger. Ada reportedly cried at the time, which outraged the defensive midfielder.

What did Chappell Roan do?

As soon as she learned what had happened, the singer recorded a video to clarify that she did not know the security guard. The hotel where the incident took place said in a statement that the bodyguard was not part of the hotel’s staff. Then, the accused man publicly confirmed the statements made by the artist and the hotel.

See Jorginho’s latest full statement:

I want to update you on what happened during the Lolla weekend. A lot has been said over the past few weeks, and now that new information has come to light, I felt it was important to clear everything up. I made my first statement in the heat of the moment, after learning that my daughter and my wife had been approached in an intimidating way by a security guard. I reacted as any father would. My priority is, and always will be, to protect my family, and that is exactly what I did. I also want to make it clear that the situation happened as it was originally described. At the time, we acted based on the information we had at that moment. Since then, I have become aware of new information that changed my understanding of parts of what happened. Chappell Roan made a public statement, reached out privately to Catherine, and our teams also spoke directly. It became clear that she had no knowledge of what happened at breakfast and had not asked anyone to approach them. She showed understanding and solidarity regarding what happened to our daughter. The security guard himself publicly confirmed that he was representing another artist at the hotel at that time. Although we still do not know what motivated him to approach them, and we do not believe that an 11-year-old child having breakfast could be seen as any kind of security threat, it became clear that he was not acting on Chappell’s behalf. It was, ultimately, a misunderstanding in that sense, and I am glad to make that clear. It is important to me that this be clarified fairly and accurately. I regret the impact this situation had on Chappell Roan, Catherine, Ada, and our family. What I will always defend is my family. But I also know how to recognize when things were not exactly as they first seemed. Thank you for the support we received during this sensitive time. I want to make one thing very clear, however: I do not condone hate speech or online attacks from any side. Respect, empathy, and humility are values I carry with me and teach my family every day. I consider this matter closed on my end.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.